Portable container for collecting and disposing of garbage and waste

Abstract

Portable containers for people to provide cleanup activity while hiking, running, hunting, camping, enjoying snow sports, or otherwise enjoying the outdoors. The portable containers can stay substantially clean due to a water-resistant coating. The portable containers can include compact folding where the container can roll-up to carry the most trash with the least amount of space. The portable containers can be lightweight making it easy to carry for all outdoor adventures. The portable containers can enable cleanliness and convenience in a hands-free solution including a pull tab to open a top opening thereof. The portable container can include an elastic or inelastic cord tensioner and spring steel system used to keep the opening in an increased open area state for easy hands-free access to the interior. The portable container can include a bottom opening zipper for hands-free gravity enabled disposal of trash and waste held within the portable container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable container for collecting and disposing of garbage and waste, comprising:
 container sidewalls including a flexible moisture impervious fabric for containing and holding the garbage and waste when placed therein;   a top opening;   a top closure mechanism for selective placement of the garbage and waste within the sidewalls of the portable container;   a bottom opening; and   a bottom closure mechanism disposed proximate to the bottom opening and enabling selective gravity enabled disposal of the garbage and waste from the bottom of the portable container.   
     
     
         2 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , the bottom closure mechanism including a zipper extending across the bottom opening, the zipper being substantially moisture impervious when disposed in a zipped and closed configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , the top closure mechanism including a magnetic closure mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The portable container according to  claim 3 , the magnetic closure mechanism including opposing magnetic elements and/or opposing magnetic and metallic elements. 
     
     
         5 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a garbage and waste liner securement mechanism disposed proximate the top opening. 
     
     
         6 . The portable container according to  claim 5 , the garbage and waste liner securement mechanism including a magnetic liner securement mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The portable container according to  claim 6 , the magnetic liner securement mechanism including one or more foldable fabric flaps containing a magnetic and/or metallic element. 
     
     
         8 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a top opening expansion retention mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The portable container according to  claim 8 , the top opening expansion retention mechanism including a spring and a tensioner. 
     
     
         10 . The portable container according to  claim 9 , the spring being a substantially flat spring in an untensioned state. 
     
     
         11 . The portable container according to  claim 10 , the tensioner including a cord coupled to opposing ends of the spring. 
     
     
         12 . The portable container according to  claim 11 , wherein reduced effective length between opposing ends of the tensioner causes the spring to bend and retain an increased two dimensional top end opening area for placement of the garbage and waste within the sidewalls of the portable container. 
     
     
         13 . The portable container according to  claim 10 , the tensioner including a lockable fitting configured to reduce an effective length of the tensioner between connected ends of the spring. 
     
     
         14 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , portable container further comprising roll-top closure mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . The portable container according to  claim 14 , the roll-top closure mechanism including a loop disposed on a cord and button coupled to an exterior of a sidewall of the portable container so as to fold the top of the portable container thereby further securing the top opening in a closed position. 
     
     
         16 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a roll-bottom retention mechanism. 
     
     
         17 . The portable container according to  claim 16 , the roll-bottom retention mechanism comprising a strap and buckle for retaining a rolled-bottom configuration of the portable container so as to reduce an effective size of the portable container. 
     
     
         18 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a moisture impervious front pocket including an opening having a moisture impervious zipper closure mechanism for holding items and extra garbage and waste liners. 
     
     
         19 . The portable container according to  claim 18 , the front pocket further comprising a liner access opening and compartment for accessing garbage and waste liners stored therein. 
     
     
         20 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more container strap connectors coupled to the portable container for connecting the portable container to one or more straps for carrying the portable container. 
     
     
         21 . The portable container according to  claim 20 , the portable container including two side container strap connectors coupled to opposing sidewalls of the portable container. 
     
     
         22 . The portable container according to  claim 21 , further comprising a top container strap connector coupled to a top of the portable container. 
     
     
         23 . The portable container according to  claim 22 , further comprising one or more straps including strap connectors for connecting to the container strap connectors. 
     
     
         24 . The portable container according to  claim 23 , the straps being connectable to the portable container so as to carry the portable container in a backpack configuration, a waistline carrying configuration, a cross-body, over-the-shoulder, and/or handle carrying configuration. 
     
     
         25 . The portable container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a Molly webbing disposed proximate the top opening.